crypt of lieberkühn — Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: translation of German Lieberkühnsche krypte, after Johann N. Lieberkühn died 1756 German anatomist : lieberkühn s gland … Useful english dictionary
Crypt — In anatomy, a crypt is variously a blind alley, a tube with no exit, a depression, or a pit in an otherwise fairly flat surface. Cryptic in the case of the tonsils refer to the tonsillar crypts which are little pitlike depressions in the tonsils … Medical dictionary
Lieberkuhn's gland — Lie·ber·kühn s gland lē bər .künz n CRYPT OF LIEBERKÜHN … Medical dictionary
Crypt (disambiguation) — Crypt may refer to: Crypt, a stone chamber Cryptography Crypt (Unix), both a utility program (command) and an unrelated standard library function in Unix A colloquial short name for Cryptocoryne, a genus of plants Crypt (anatomy) Crypts of… … Wikipedia
lieberkühn's gland — noun also lieberkühn s crypt ˈlēbə(r)ˌk(y)ünz , ku̅e̅nz Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: after Johann N. Lieberkühn died 1756 German anatomist : any of the tubular glands of the intestinal mucous membrane … Useful english dictionary
Crypt (anatomy) — Crypts are anatomical structures that are narrow but deep invaginations into a larger structure. One common type of anatomical crypt is the Crypts of Lieberkühn. However, it is not the only type: some types of tonsils also have crypts. Because… … Wikipedia
crypt — n. a small sac, follicle, or cavity; for example, the crypts of Lieberkühn (see Lieberkühn s glands), which are intestinal glands … The new mediacal dictionary
lieberkühn's crypt — noun see lieberkühn s gland … Useful english dictionary
Lieberkühn — Johann N., German anatomist, 1711–1756. See crypts of L., under crypt, L. follicles, under follicle, L. glands, under gland … Medical dictionary
gland of Lieberkuhn — gland of Lieberkühn n CRYPT OF LIEBERKÜHN … Medical dictionary
